Jacquard card punching machine



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Application January 5,

16 Claims.

This invention relates to jacquard card punching machines, and moreparticularly to machines of the repeating type such as that shown anddescribed in U. S. Letters Patent No. 304,864, issued to Vernon Boyleand John Royle, J under date of September 9, 1884.

The object of the present invention is to increase the utility of theabove noted type of machine, by providing mechanism which is adapted toco-operate with the standard mechanism of ie repeating machine in such amanner that the machine in addition to being capable of duplicating astring or set of, previously punched cards, hole for hole, may be causedto function in a manner to transfer the holes of predetermined sectionsof each card of an original string to relatively difierent positions onthe corresponding cards of a string reproduced from the original stringof cards.

Utility of such an arrangement will be obvious to those familiar withthe art of card punching,

for example, in cases where the same design is to be produced at variouspositions in a fabric it will be necessary to cut the cards for suchdesign but once and by using the mechanism forming the subject of thepresent invention, in connection with the repeating machine, additionalcards may be cut to produce the said design at any desired position withrespect to that occupied by the design as determined by the holes in theoriginal set of cards.

Another advantage attending the use of the present invention inconnection with a card repeater resides in the ability to take a stringof cards that have been punched in a manner to produce a plain fabric,for example, and another set of cards punched to produce a relativelysmall design at various positions throughout a fabric and to producefrom these two strings of original cards a third string of cards whichwill combine the design of the second said string of cards wi h theplain fabric according to the first string of cards, the plain fabricforming a background for the design.

Other objects of the invention and the description and operation of themechanism will be more fully disclosed hereinafter, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, of which:

Fig. l is a longitudinal sectional elevation of a card-repeating machineshowing the mechanism of the present invention operatively associatedtherewith;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional elevation taken on the line2- -2, Fig. 1, and showing the transfer box in full;

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Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation, partly in section, showing thetransfer box in its initial position after being inserted into themachine;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the transfer box in itsfinal operative position;

5 is a sectional elevation of the transfer box taken on the line 55,Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view of box taken on the line 66, Fig. 2;

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 respectively illustrate details of the construction ofthe transfer box;

Fig. 10 illustrates an original card having holes arranged to produce apredetermined design in predetermined position on a fabric;

Fig. 11 illustrates a card reproduced from the card illustrated in Fig.10, with the holes arranged to produce the same design as that producedby the card shown in Fig. 10, but in a different position on the fabricas determined by the transferring of the holes in the card shown in Fig.10 in accordance with the tie-up in the transfer box illustrated inFigs. 5 and. 6 of the drawings;

Fig. 12 illustrates another form of tie-up Within the transfer box;

Fig. 13 illustrates another original card; and

Fig. 14 illustrates a card reproduced from that shown in Fig. 13 whenusing the tie-up in the transfer box as illustrated in Fig. 12 of thedrawings.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the repeating machine comprises amain base 1 at one end of which is mounted, for vertical reciprocalmovement, a die plate 2 provided with a number of punch openings 3 whichcorrespond in numher and position with the greatest number of hooks usedin the jacquard mechanism of any conventional type of loom..Co-operating with each of the openings 3 in the die plate 2 is a punch4, which is vertically slidab ly mounted in a guide plate 5 and astripper plate '6, between the lower face of which and the upper face ofthe die plate 2 a string of blank cards a: which are to be punchedpasses.

Horizontally arranged for longitudinal sliding movement above the upperends of the punch rods 4 is a series of punch stops 10, each of which isslidably mounted in a fixed bearing plate 11, each stop being operatedand controlled by a stop rod 12, the said stop rods being horizontallyarranged in the upper end of the main base 1, one end of each rod beingoperatively connected to a punch stop 10 while the opposite end of eachrod is slidably mounted in a suitable supporting grid 15 carried by themain base 1.

the transfer Secured to the main base 1 above the stop rods 12 is a topplate 16 from which vertically projects a relatively spaced pair ofgrids 17 and 18 respectively. Slidably mounted for longitudinal movementin a horizontal direction in the grids 17 and 18 is a series ofselecting needles 20 which correspond in number to the stops 10, stoprods 12, and punches 1.

Each of the stop rods 12 is provided with an eye 21 for the reception ofone end of an operating lever 22, the opposite end of which extendsthrough an eye 23 formed in or carried by the selector needle 20corresponding to the stop rod 12 with which the first said end of thelever cooperates. Each of the levers 22 is pivotally mounted at 24 inthe top plate 16.

Slidably mounted on the top plate 16 is a reciprocating frame 25, andextending transversely of the machine at one end of the series ofselector needles 20, and rotatably carried by the reciprocating frame25, is a card cylinder 26 around which passes a string of cardsywhichunder ordinary cir cumstances would be duplicated by the repeatingmachine above described. Extending transversely of the machine andcarried by the reciprocating frame 25 at the opposite ends of theselecting needles 20 is an evener 2'7. 7

Ordinarily the original string of previously punched cards 3 which is tobe repeated is passed around the card cylinder 26 and a string of blankcards, such as illustrated at a, is fed between the stripper plate 6 andthe die plate 2 when the said die plate is in a lowered position. Themachine is operated in the manner disclosed in the above mentionedpatent. The frame 25 is caused to move to the right, as viewed in Fig. 1of the drawings, bringing the card which is disposed on the face of thecylinder 26 that lies substantially parallel to the ends of theselecting needles 20 into engagement with the said ends of the saidneedles. Obviously where a hole in the card is in alignment with aneedle 20 the position of the said needle is not altered, consequentlythe punched stop 10 which is controlled by that particular needle,through the medium of a lever 22 and stop rod 12, remains in positionabove the punch 4 which the said stop controls, consequently as the dieplate 2 with a blank card positioned thereon is raised the punch 4,being held stationary by its stop 10, passes through the blank card andpunches a hole therein in the same position on the card :0 as the holein the said card y on. the cylinder 26.

In cases where a blank space in the card y is in alignment with one ofthe needles 20 the said needle will be moved longitudinally when theframe 25 moves to the right to bring the card y into contact with theadjacently disposed ends of the needles 20.

Longitudinal movement of any one of the selector needles 20, to theright, will cause a rocking of the lever 22 associated therewith, whichcauses a longitudinal movement, to the left, of the stop rod 12 withwhich the opposite end of the lever 22 co-operates. The punch stop 10controlled by said rod 12 will be moved, to the left, from its operativeposition above the punch 1 which the said stop controls, consequentlywhen the die plate 2, with the blank card as thereon, rises the punch 4will move vertically with the said card, resting on the top facethereof, without punching a hole in the said card.

In accordance with the principles of the present invention asupplementary base 101 is provided adjacent the main base 1. Slidablymounted in the supplementary base 101 is a series of rods 112,corresponding in number and in position with the stop rods 12 of therepeating machine, the rods 112 being slidably supported in grids. 115,115a carried by the supplementary base 101.

Each of the rods 112 is provided with an eye: 121 which is adapted toreceive one end of a lever 122, the opposite end of which is positionedin an eye 123 carried by a supplementary selecting needle 120. Thesupplementary needles 120 correspond in number and position with theselecting needles 20 of the repeating machine and are slidably supportedat their opposite ends by grids 117 and 118 respectively. Each of thelevers 122 is pivotally mounted at 124 in a supplementary top plate 116carried by the supplementary base 101.

Slidably mounted on the supplementary base 101 is a reciprocating frame125. Carried by the reciprocating frame 125 and extending transverselyof the machine adjacent and substantially parallel to the outer ends ofthe selecting needles 120 is a card cylinder 126 around which is adaptedto pass an original punched string of cards 2. At the opposite ends ofthe needles and carried by the reciprocating frame 125 is an evener 127.

In the present instance, the reciprocating frame 125 is operativelyconnected to the reciprocating frame 25 of the repeating machine and isoper ated synchronously therewith as the frame 25 is reciprocated by themechanism of the repeating machine as disclosed in the above-mentionedpatent.

Intermediate the base 1 and the supplementary base 101 is provided atransfer box 150 whereby the supplementary rods 112 may be operativelyconnected to the stop rods 12 of the repeating machine in a manner toeffect duplication of the holes of the string of cards 2 in the blankcards r, or to transfer the position of the holes of the cards 2 to anydesired position on the blank cards as, or whereby certain of the holesin the string of cards y may be eliminated from the blank cards r undercontrol of the stop rods 12 by the string of cards 2 through thetransfer box 150, all as will be more fully disclosed hereinafter.

The transfer box as shown in Figs. 3, 1, 5, 6 and.12 comprises endplates 151 and 152. Rigidly secured to the end plates 151 and 152 areside plates 153 and 15 1 respectively. The side plates 25 153 and 15 1are provided with series of openings 155 and 156 respectively, whichcorrespond in number and position with the stop rods 12 of the repeatingmachine and the rods 112 of the supplementary mechanism.

In each of the openings 155 in the side plate 153 is slidably mounted ahook element 157 and in each of the openings 156 in the side plate 154is slidably mounted a hook element 158, the said hook elements beingshown in detail in Fig. '1.

Each of the hook elements is preferably composed of a circular rodhaving a notch 159 formed adjacent one end thereof, providing a shoulder160 immediately adjacent the end of the said hook element. In order toprevent the hook elements from rotating, but at the same time permittinglongitudinal movement thereof, each hook element is provided with a lug161 extending laterally therefrom in the plane of the body of the hookelement. The lugs 161 are adapted to be 145 disposed within grooves 162formed in the inner faces of the side plates 153 and 154 respectively,the said grooves being clearly shown in detail in Fig. 8.

The lugs 161 also function as means for limit- 15 ing the longitudinalmovement of the hook elements within the side plates in which the saidhook elements are slidably mounted, one end of the lug 161 being adaptedto bear against the base surface 163 of the slot 162 in one position ofthe hook element, while the opposite end of the said lug is adapted tobear against a bearing plate 164 or 165 as the case may be, when thehook element is in another position.

The bearing plate 164 is secured to the inner face of the side plate 153while the bearing plate 165 is secured to the inner face of the sideplate 154, each of the plates 164 and 165 being provided withperforations 166 which are axially aligned with the perforations 155 and156 of the side plates 153 and 154 respectively, for receiving andsupporting the hook elements 157 and 158.

Each of the hook elements 157 and 158 is reduced at its end opposite tothat in which the notch 159 is formed, as illustrated at 167, Fig. 7.The outer end of each of the reduced portions 167 is threaded at 168 forthe reception of a nut or head 169 to which is attached one end of aconnecting wire 170. The inner end of the nut or head 169- on each hookelement provides a shoulder 171 thereon while the reduction of thediameter of the portion 167 of the hook element with respect to thediameter of the body portion of said hook element provides a secondshoulder 172 on each hook element, for purposes hereinafter described.

Spaced inwardly from the bearing plate 164 is a second bearing plate 173and on each of the hook elements 157 and encircling the reduced portion167 thereof between the said bearing plate 173 and the shoulder 172 ofthe said hook element is a spring 174, which at all times tends tomaintain the hook element 157 in its outermost position with respect tothe side plate 153.

Spaced inwardly from the bearing plate 165 is a second bearing plate 175and on each of the hook elements 158 and encircling the reduced portion167 thereof between the said bearing plate 175 and the shoulder 171 is aspring 176, which tends at all times to maintain the hook element 158 inits innermost position with respect to the side plate 154.

As shown in Fig. 6, the side plate 153, bearing plate 164 and thebearing plate 173 are secured together by means of bolts 177 and theside plate 153 is secured to the end plate 151 and 152 by means ofscrews 178. The side plate 154, and the bearing plates 165 and 175 aresecured together by bolts 179 and the side plate 154 is secured to theend plates 151 and 152 by means of screws 180. By this arrangement themechanisms carried by the side plates 153 and 154 respectively may bereadily removed from the transfer box 150 as a unit for the purpose ofassembling the hook elements 157 and 158 therein, or for making anydesired adjustments thereto.

Inwardly spaced from the bearing plates 173 and 175 and secured to theend plates 151 and 152 are guide plates 181 182 respectively.

These guide plates are provided with eyes 183 through which theconnecting wires 170 pass, it being noted that the eyes 183 are suitablyrounded in all directions to provide for smooth movement of theconnecting wires 170, 170 regardless of the angle assumed by the saidwires intermediate the guide plates 181 and 182.

With the apparatus assembled as in Figs. 1 and 4, the rods 12 of therepeating machine and the rods 112 of the supplementary position arerespectively and axially aligned with each other.

The hook elements 157 are axially aligned with the rods 12 of therepeating machine and the hook elements 158 in the transfer box areaxially aligned with the rods 112 of the supplementary mechanism whilethe hook elements 157 and 158 of the transfer box are axially alignedwith each other.

As shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, each of the rods 12 is notched in itsupper side as illustrated at 184 providing a shoulder 185 adapted toco-operate with the shoulder 160 in the underside of the hook element157 associated therewith and each of the rods 112 is notched in itsupper side as indicated at 186 providing a shoulder 187 for co-operationwith the shoulder 160 of the hook element 158 with which the said rod isassociated.

The transfer box 150 is adapted to be readily removed from and insertedinto the machine in order to provide for the making of various tieupsbetween the hook elements 157 and 158 by the connecting wires 170, inorder to transfer the positions of the holes in the string of cards 2,for example, to other desired positions in the string of blank cards a:to be reproduced from the said string of cards 2.

In order to permit the transfer box 150 to be readily inserted andremoved from the machine the said box is provided with skids 199 and 191disposed respectively on the underside of the box adjacent the sideplates 153 and 154 respectively, each skid having a high central portion192 and a low portion 193 disposed at each side thereof and extendingparallel to the high portion 192. The high portions 192 of the skids 190and 191 are adapted to slide within grooves 194 formed in the frame 195while the low portions 193 of the said skids ride on the upper surfacesof ribs or tracks 196 on the said frame 195 which are disposed atopposite sides of and form therebetween the said grooves 194.

In order to insert the transfer box 150 into the machine or to removethe said box from the said machine the box must be raised sufficientlyto permit the hook elements 157 and 158 to slide between thehorizontally disposed rows of rods 12 and 112 respectively, asillustrated in Fig. 3, and as the transfer box 159 is inserted in themachine the said box must be lowered in order to operatively connect thehook elements 157 and 158 with the said rods 12 and 112 respectively.The frame 195 provides a suitable guide for the box 150 when the saidbox is being inserted or removed from the machine and the frame 195 ismounted in the machine in such a manner that it may be raised andlowered to effect the above mentioned raising and lowering of thetransfer box 150.

For the purpose of raising and lowering the frame 195 the said frame isprovided at each side of each of its ends with laterally spaceddepending bosses 196, 196 which are provided with vertically extendingslo s 197 through which extend horizontal shafts 198. On each shaft,intermediate eachpair of the bosses 196, 196, is secured a cam oreccentric 199 which bears against a pad 200 formed on the frame 195intermediate the said depending bosses 196.

Secured to the underside of the frame 195 intermediate the shafts 198,198 is a bow spring 201, the opposite ends of which bear on theundersides of the shafts 198, 198 respectively, tending at all times tolower the frame 195 and maintain contact between the eccentrics 199 andthe bearing pads 200.

The shafts 198, 198 are rotatably mounted in bearings 202, 202 which areadjustably secured to bars 203, 203 carried by the main base 1 of therepeating machine and the supplementary base 101 of the co-operatingapparatus respectively. Each shaft 198 in the present instance isprovided with a worm wheel 204 which meshes with a worm 205 secured to ashaft 206 which is mounted in suitable bearings 207 in the presentinstance carried by bearings 202 at one side of the transfer box 150.Secured to one end of the shaft 206 is an operating handle 208 by whichthe shaft 206 may be rotated to raise and lower the frame 195.

In order to effect axial alignment between the rods 12 and the hookelements 157 of the transfer box 150 and between the rods 112 and thehook elements 158 of the said transfer box the frame 195 is providedwith a relatively fixed but adjustable abutment 210 against which oneend of the transfer box is adapted to rest, a pad 211 being provided onthe end plate 151 of the transfer box 150 for that purpose. The oppositeend of the transfer box 150 is provided with a locking cam 212 which isrotatably mounted at 213 on the end plate 152 of the transfer box 150,the cam 212 engaging a lug 214 formed on the frame 195 and beingprovided with a handle 215 by which the said cam may be rotated to bringthe inclined cam surface 216 thereof into locking contact with the innerface of the lug 214 on the frame 195, whereby the transfer box 150 willbe moved into contact with the relatively fixed abutment 210 on theframe 195 and the axial alignment of the hook elements 157 and 158 ofthe transfer box 150 with the rods 12 and 112 respectively is effected.

With the frame 195 in the raised position shown in Fig. 3, rotation ofthe shaft 106 will cause the said frame, and consequently the trans ferbox 150, to be lowered until the shoulders of said hook elements liebehind the shoulders on the rods with which they co-operate.

To those familiar with the art of weaving and card punching it is wellknown that in some cases a single card in a string thereof controls allthe warp ends in a loom to raise some of the warp ends while permittingothers to remain down in order to form a single continuous line of spotson the face of the fabric extending across the fabric from selvage toselvage thereof, while in other cases two or more of the cards arearranged in end to end relation to each other on the cylinder of thejacquard mechanism of the loop to control the warp ends in forming thesingle line of face spots across the fabric from selvage to selvagethereof.

In either case the positioning of the holes in each card determines thecolor combination and positioning of the warp ends that will be raisedby that card to produce its particular line of variously colored facespots on the fabric.

In different looms the harnesses are tied up to the hooks of thejacquard mechanism in difi'erent manners, well known to the art, butregardless of the harness tie-up each card performs the same function asnoted above.

It will therefore be quite obvious that if the position of a certaingroup of holes in an original card, which controls a predetermined partof the line of face spots on the fabric, is altered in a card reproducedfrom the said original card the position of the spots in the fabric willbe correspondingly altered when the reproduced cards are used in a loom,thus by the use of the mechanism above describedthe position of a designin the fabric may be changed as desired by properly connecting the hookelements 158 with the hook elements 157 in the transfer box 150, suchconnections being formed by the wires or other suitable flexibleelements 170.

For the purpose of illustration, Fig. 10 illustrates an original cardcapable of receiving 756 holes. These holes are divided into blocks orsections A, B, C and D respectively, each section being adapted tocontrol the warp ends of a predetermined part of the fabric. Punchingholes at various positions within the area of each of these sections insuccessive cards brings up the different warp ends in the weaving sothat a predetermined design is depicted in a predetermined position onthe face of the fabric.

Fig. 11 illustrates a card reproduced from the card shown in Fig. 10. InFig. 11 the hole sections A, B, C and D are bodily shifted with respectto the positions they held in the original card so that the design unitcontrolled by the holes in each of these sections will be shifted in thefabric in the same general way as the sections of holes are shifted inthe cards.

This shifting of the hole sections is effected by connecting the hookelements 158 of the transfer box 150 with the hook elements 157 thereofas illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. p

The block of book elements 158, designated as A in Fig. 6, is connectedto the block of hook elements 157, designated as A the block 13 with theblock 13 the block C with the block C the block D with the block D Whenthe transfer box, having this tie up, is placed in the machine and thestring of cards 2, including the card shown in Fig. 10, is placed on thecylinder 126, the hook elements 158 in the block A register with acorresponding block of the supplementary rods 112 and these in turn areoperatively connected with a corresponding block of the supplementaryselector needles 120 which register with the hole section A of the cardsin the string 2. The block of hook elements 157 which is designated as Aregister with a corresponding block of the stop rods 12 in the repeatingmachine and these in turn control the punch stops 10 of a block of thepunches i which correspond in position to the position of the holesection A of the card shown in Fig. 11.

The other blocks of hook elements 13 -3 C C and D -D co-operate with therods 12 and 112 in a similar manner to that just described with respectto the blocks A A Thus with the transfer box 150 in place and uponstarting the repeating machine the frame 125 will move to the right,with the card shown in Fig. 10, for example, in operating position onthe cylinder 126. Where no holes appear in the operating card of thestring a the corresponding supplementary needles 120 will be moved tothe right and through their levers 122 will move the corresponding rods112 to the left. These rods in turn being connected to the hook elements158 of the transfer box 150 will pull the corresponding hook elementsoutwardly from ments 157 inwardly with respect to the box 150. 4

The hook elements 157 being operatively connected to the stop rods 12and the stop rods 12 being connected to the stops 10 will cause thestops 10 to be moved out of line with their punches 4, thus when the dieplate 2 rises with a card thereon the free punches will ride up with thecard while the remaining punches are held against vertical movement bytheir stops 10, thus the card of the string a: then resting on the dieplate 2 will be punched in the manner illustrated in Fig. 11, aduplicate of the card shown in- Fig. 10 with the exception that thepositions of the hole sections A, B, C and D are altered, tocorrespondingly alter the position of the design in the fabric.

It will be here noted. that the reproduced string of cards r may be tiedup with the original string a for use in a loom so that the finished.fabric will in one place have the design positioned according to thecard shown in Fig. 10 and in another place positioned according to thecard shown in Fig. 11. Obviously, the same design may be made to appearat any desired number of different positions on the fabric by changingthe tie up in the transfer box 150 for each position desired and thenincluding the string of reproduced cards in the string to be used in theloom.

The cards shown in Figs. 1c and 11 did not require the use of the entirenumber of punches in the repeating machine, therefore, the end blocks ofhook elements 158 designated as F and G in Fig. 6 are tied up with theblocks of hook elements 157 disposed in direct axial alignment therewithand indicated at F and G respectively, consequently when thecorresponding blocks of supplementary needles 120 engage the blank endsF and G of the cards a on the cylinder 126 the corresponding punches 4will be freed and will leave the corresponding ends of the cards of thestring at blank.

In Figs. 13 and i l cards are shown which require the use of the fullcomplement of punches in the repeating machine. In reproducing the cardshown in Fig. 14 from the card shown in Fig. 13 the tie up in thetransfer box 150, such as shown in Fig. 12, is employed. In thisinstance the positions of the holes in sections H and I of the cardshown in Fig. 10 have been bodily moved from one side of the center linecc to the other side of the said center line of the card as shown inFig. 14. I

Where it is desired to place a small design, for example, on a plainbackground and the cards for the plain fabric have already been cut,such string of card may be placed on the cylinder 26 of the repeatingmachine as shown at y and another string of card cut for the smalldesign may be placed on the cylinder 126 as shown at z.

When the machine is operated and the cards y co-operating with theselector needles 20 function to punch holes in the card of the string a:then on the die plate 2 to bring up spots of one solid color on the faceof the fabric, the cards of the string 2 co-operating with the selectorneedles 120, rods 112, transfer box 150 and rods 12 will function tocountermand in part the selection made by the cards y through theselector needles 20 so that in place of the solid color spots coming upin the finished fabric entirely across the fabric a small designaccording to the cards a will be depicted on the fabric.

In this case the tie-up in the transfer box would be indirect axialalignment between the hook elements 158 and 157, similar to that shownat With the straight across tie-up in the transfer box as noted above,the machine may be used purely as a repeater by placing the originalstring of cards, that is to be duplicated, on the cylinder 126, or byplacing the original string of cards on the cylinder 26 and removing thetransfer box 150 completely from the machine.

While but three different tie-ups for the transfer box have beendisclosed, for the purpose of illustration, it will be obvious that thehook elements 158 and 157 may be connected in any manner desired to getany desired ultimate result from either one or two original strings ofcards, in addition to using the machine as a straight repeater.

If desired, the tie-up in the transfer box may be such that any one ofthe pull hooks 158 may be tied up to a plurality of the pull hooks 157so that one hole in the original card may be caused to effect thepunching of a number of holes in the reproduced card, for example acorresponding hole in each of the different sections of the card.

I claim:

1. In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punchesarranged in invariable order, a series of selector elements arranged ina corresponding invariable order for controlling said punches inaccordance with a pre-arranged order of holes in an original cardcooperating with the selector elements for reproducing the holes of saidoriginal card in a reproduced card in the same invariable order as theyappearin said original card, a supplementary series of selector elementsarranged in substantially the same invariable order as the first saidseries of selector elements for co-operation with prearranged holes in asecond original card, and means operatively connecting the supplementaryselector elements with said punches for supplementary control of saidpunches whereby the holes in the reproduced card will be punched in anorder determined by the combination of the holes of the two saidoriginal cards.

2. In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punchesarranged in invariable order, a series of rods arranged in acorresponding order for respectively controlling said punches,

a supplementary series of rods arranged in the same order as the firstsaid series of rods, a series of selector elements operatively connectedto and arranged in the same order as said supplementary rods, saidselector elements being adapted to co-operate with an original cardhaving holes arranged in a predetermined order, a transfer deviceintermediate the two said series of rods and including means arranged tobe detachably connected to the rods of the first said seriesrespectively, means arranged to be detachably connected to the rods ofthe said supplementary series respectively, and means for connecting thesaid detachable connecting means of the two said series of rods in anydesired order for reproducing the holes of the original card in a secondcard in any desired order with respect to the holes of the originalcard,

3, In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punchesarranged in invariable order, a series of rods arranged in acorresponding order for respectively controlling said punches, asupplementary series of rods arranged in the same order as andsubstantially in axial alignment with the rods of the first said seriesrespectively, a series of selector elements arranged in the same orderas the supplementary rods and respectively connected thereto, said seslector elements being adapted to co-operate with an original card havingholes arranged in a predetermined order, a transfer box disposedintermediate the ends of the two said series of rods, a series ofelements protruding from each of the opposite sides of the transfer boxand arranged in the same order as and in substantial axial alignmentwith the two said series of rods respectively, means for detachablyconnecting the said rods with the said protruding elements respectivelyand means in the transfer box for respectively connecting the saidprotruding elements of opposite sides of the transfer box in any desiredorder, for reproducing the holes of the original card in a second cardin any desired order with respect to the holes of the original card.

4. In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punchesarranged in invariable order, a series of rods arranged in acorresponding order for respectively controlling said punches, asupplementary series of rods arranged in the same order as andsubstantially in axial alignment with the rods of the first said seriesrespectively, a series of selector elements arranged in the same orderas the supplementary rods and respectively connected thereto, saidselector elements being adapted to co-operate with an original cardhaving holes arranged in a predetermined order, a transfer box disposedintermedite the ends of the two said series of rods, a series ofelements protruding from each of the opposite sides of the transferboxand arranged in the same order as and in substantial axial alignmentwith the two said series of rods respectively, means for detachablyconnecting the said rods with the said protruding elements respectively,means in the transfer box for respectively connecting the saidprotruding elements of opposite sides of the transfer box in any desiredorder, for reproducing the holes of the original card in a second cardin any desired order with respect to the holes of the original card, andmeans for removably supporting the transfer box intermediate the ends ofthe two said series of rods.

5. In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punchesarranged in invariable order, a series of rods arranged in acorresponding order for respectively controlling said punches, asupplementary series of rods arranged in the same order as andsubstantially in axial alignment with the rods of the first said seriesrespectively, a series of selector elements arranged in the same orderas the supplementary rods and respectively connected thereto, saidselector elements being adapted to co-operate with an original cardhaving holes arranged in a predetermined order, a transfer box disposedintermediate the ends of the two said series of rods, a series ofelements protruding from each of the opposite sides of the transfer boxand arranged in the same order as and in substantial axial alignmentwith the two said series of rods respectively, co-operating hooks on theends of the said rods and protruding elements respectively fordetachably connecting the said rods with the said protruding elementsrespectively, means in the transfer box for respectively connecting thesaid protruding elements of opposite sides of the transfer box in anydesired order, for reproducing the holes of the original card in asecond card in any desired order with respect to the holes of theoriginal card, means for removably supporting the transfer boxintermediate the ends of the two said series of rods, and means forraising and lowering the transfer box for disconnecting the said hooksto permit removal of the said transfer box.

6. In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punches, aseries of rods for controlling said punches, a series of selectorneedles operatively connected to said control rods, a card supportadjacent one end of said selector needles for supporting an originalcard in operative relation to said needles, a supplementary series ofselector needles, a card support adjacent one end of said supplementaryseries of needles for supporting an original card in operative relationthereto, a supplementary set of control rods operatively connected tothe said supplementary series of selector needles, and meansintermediate the two said series of control rods for selectivelyconnecting the rods of said series respectively.

7. In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punches, aseries of rods for controlling said punches, a series of selectorneedles operatively connected to said control rods, a card supportadjacent one end of said selector needles for supporting an originalcard in operative relation to said needles, a supplementary series ofselector needles, a card support adjacent one end of said supplementaryseries of needles for supporting an original card in operative relationthereto, a supplementary set of control rods axially aligned with therods of the first said series respectively and operatively connected tothe said supplementary series of selector needles, and meansintermediate the two said series of control rods for selectivelyconnecting the rods of said series respectively.

8. In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punches, aseries of rods for controlling said punches, a series of selectorneedles operatively connected to said control rods, a card supportadjacent one end of said selector needles for supporting an originalcard in operative relation to said needles, a supplementary series ofselector needles axially aligned with the needles of the first saidseries, a card support adjacent one end of said supplementary series ofneedles for supporting an original card in operative relation thereto, asupplementary set of control rods axially aligned with the rods of thefirst said series respectively and operatively connected to the saidsupplementary series of selector needles, and means intermediate the twosaid series of control rods for selectively connecting the rods of saidseries respectively.

9. Ina card punching machine, the combination of a series of punches, aseries of rods for controlling said punches, a series of selectorneedles operatively connected to said control rods, a card supportadjacent one end of said selector needles for supporting an originalcard in operative relation to said needles, a supplementary series ofselector needles axially aligned with the needles of the first saidseries, a card support adjacent one end of said supplementary series ofneedles for supporting an original card in operative relation thereto, asupplementary set of control rods axially aligned with the rods of thefirst said series respectively and operatively connected to the saidsupplementary series of selector needles, means intermediate the twosaid series of control rods for selectively connecting the rods of saidseries respectively, and a reciprocating frame for supporting andsimultaneously operating the two said card supports with respect to thetwo said series of needles respectively.

10. In a card punching machine, the combination of a series of punches,a series of rods for controlling said punches, a series of selectorneedles operatively connected to said control rods, a card supportadjacent one end of said selector needles for supporting an originalcard in operative relation to said needles, a supplementary series ofselector needles axially aligned with the needles of the first saidseries, a card support adjacent one end of said supplementary series ofneedles for supporting an original card in operative relation thereto, asupplementary set of control rods axially aligned with the rods of thefirst said series respectively and operatively connected to the saidsupplementary series of selector needles, means intermediate the twosaid series of control rods for selectively connecting the rods of saidseries respectively, a reciprocating frame for supporting andsimultaneously operating the two said card supports with respect to thetwo said series of needles respectively, and an evener at the oppositeend of each series of needles and carried by the said reciprocatingframe.

11. In a card punching machine, the combination of two independentseries of punch control rods arranged respectively in invariable ordersand adapted for actuation by independent cards having perforationspredeterminedly arranged thereon, and a transfer device intermediate thetwo said series of rods and including mechanically actuatable means foroperatively connecting the rods of the two said series in any desiredorder for combining perforations of said independent cards inpredetermined positions on a single card.

12. In a card punching machine, the combination of two independentseries of punch control rods arranged respectively in invariable ordersand in axial aligned spaced relation to each other, a transfer boxintermediate the spaced ends of the two said series of rods, elementsprotruding from each of the opposite sides of the transfer box in axialalignment with each other and with the rods of the two said seriesrespectively, means for respectively connecting the said protrudingelements with the said rods, and means in the said transfer box forconnecting the said protruding elements in any desired order.

13. In a card punching machine, the combination of two independentaxially aligned series of punch control rods arranged in spacedinvariable order with respect to each other, a transfer box intermediatethe spaced ends of said rods, a series of elements protruding from eachside of the transfer box in axial alignment with and operativelyconnected to the adjacent series of rods,

means within the box for resiliently maintaining each protruding elementin a normal position with respect to the box, and flexible means withinthe box for selectively connecting the protruding elements of theopposite sides of the box respectively.

14. In a card punching machine, the combination of two independentaxially aligned series of punch control rods arranged in spacedinvariable order with respect to each other, a transfer box intermediatethe spaced ends of said rods, a series of elements protruding from eachside of the transfer box in axial alignment with and operativelyconnected to the adjacent series of rods, means within the box forresiliently maintaining each protruding element in a normal positionwith respect to the box, flexible means within the box for selectivelyconnecting the protruding elements of the opposite sides of the boxrespectively, andguiding means for said flexible connecting means Withinsaid box.

15. In a card punching machine, the combination of two independent andaxially aligned series of punch control rods arranged in longitudinallyspaced relation to each other, a removable transfer box intermediate thespaced ends of said rods, a series of elements protruding from each sideof said box for operative engagement in axial alignment with theadjacent series of rods respectively, means within the box forselectively connecting the said protruding elements of the oppositesides of the box, and means for effecting said axial alignment of saidprotruding elements with said rods respectively.

16. In a card punching machine, the combination of two independent andaxially aligned series of punch control rods arranged in longitudinallyspaced relation to each other, a removable transfer box intermediate thespaced ends of said rods, a series of elements protruding from each sideof said box for operative engagement in axial alignment with theadjacent series of rods respectively, means within the box forselectively connecting the said protruding elements of the oppositesides of the box, a shoulder on each rod, a shoulder on the alignedprotruding element for operative engagement therewith, a frame forremovably supporting the box, means for positioning the box in definiterelation to the frame to effect lateral alignment of the shoulders ofthe protruding elements with the shoulders of the rods, and means forraising and lowering the frame to eifect horizontal alignment betweensaid shoulders.

JOHN SCHULL.

